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Bastei Lübbe AG: Annual General Meeting confirms successful business development – dividend increased again
Bastei Lübbe AG: Annual General Meeting confirms successful business development – dividend increased again
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EQS-News: Bastei Lübbe AG / Key word(s): AGM/EGMBastei Lübbe AG: Annual General Meeting confirms successful business development – dividend increased again 17.09.2025 / 16:24 CET/CESTThe issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.Bastei Lübbe AG: Annual General Meeting confirms successful business development – dividend increased againBastei Lübbe AG Annual General Meeting approves 20 per cent higher dividend of EUR 0.36 per shareDigital offerings grow to EUR 35.5 million, community share rises to 39 per centCommunity-driven business models with significant growth and record number of awardsIncreasing revenue momentum due to high density of bestsellers over the course of the yearCologne, 17 September 2025. The publicly traded publishing group Bastei Lübbe AG (ISIN ), listed in the Prime Standard segment of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, held its Annual General Meeting in person today. At the venue in MediaPark Cologne, shareholders listened to the explanations of the Supervisory Board and the Executive Board on the past financial year 2024/2025 and the outlook for the future development of the company.Bastei Lübbe AG can look back on an exceptionally successful financial year. Driven by the extraordinary success of its community imprints and digital offerings and services, revenue improved to EUR 114 million (previous year: EUR 110.3 million) despite a lack of macroeconomic momentum, and a very strong EBIT margin of 15 percent (previous year: 12.7 percent) was achieved. The community-driven business models of LYX, ONE and Community Editions grew in all dimensions, increasing not only their reach but also their share of total revenue to 39 per cent. The community imprints showed impressive momentum and underpinned their market position with more awards than ever before. In its comments, the Executive Board emphasised the company's innovative strength, which enables Bastei Lübbe to continuously tap into new business areas and growth potential. Among other things, they referred to the development of the direct commerce business, community extensions, merchandising, and the expansion of the LYX imprint into the US market.“The past financial year was extremely successful for Bastei Lübbe. We increased our profitability, expanded our digital and community-driven business models, and thus strengthened our competitive position. I am particul...